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La Plata Partido
La Plata is a partido (department) in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, some southeast of the city of Buenos Aires. It has an area of , and a population of 774,369 (). Its capital is La Plata, which also serves as the capital of the province. La Plata is the centre of the Greater La Plata urban conurbation. Many of the suburbs have train links to both Buenos Aires and La Plata, and also good road access via the Buenos Aires-La Plata toll highway. There is also an extensive network of buses serving the Greater La Plata area. The city of Manuel B. Gonnet features the ''República de los Niños'' theme park. Several parks lie along the '' Camino General Belgrano'' road, which crosses the department north-to-south, notably the '' Parque Pereyra Iraola''. Education The city has a good number of educational institutions at various levels, both public and private. The most renowned public schools are three of the four members of the UNLP: the Colegio Nacional Rafael Hernández, t ...
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Departments Of Argentina
Departments ( es, departamentos) form the second level of administrative division (below the provinces), and are subdivided in municipalities. They are extended in all of Argentina except for the Province of Buenos Aires and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, the national capital, each of which has different administrative arrangements (respectively ''partidos'' and ''comunas''). Except in La Rioja, Mendoza, and San Juan Provinces, departments have no executive authorities or assemblies of their own. However, they serve as territorial constituencies for the election of members of the legislative bodies of most provinces. For example, in Santa Fe Province, each department returns one senator to the provincial senate. In Tucumán Province, on the other hand, where legislators are elected by zone (Capital, East, West) the departments serve only as districts for the organization of certain civil agencies, such as the police or the health system. There are 377 departments in all ...
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Club De Gimnasia Y Esgrima La Plata
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima",''Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, 100 Años'', by Carlos Asnaghi, Editorial Ceyne, 1988 – the club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in Primera División, the first division of the Argentine football league system. The club was most famously managed by football legend Diego Maradona from 2019 until his death in November 2020. Apart from football, CGE also hosts a large number of sports such as athletics, basketball, boxing, chess, fencing, futsal, artistic gymnastics, field hockey, martial arts (aikido, karate, kendo, taekwondo), swimming, roller skating, tennis, volleyball, and weightlifting. History The "Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata" was founded on 3 June 1887 as a civil associati ...
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La Plata Partido
La Plata is a partido (department) in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, some southeast of the city of Buenos Aires. It has an area of , and a population of 774,369 (). Its capital is La Plata, which also serves as the capital of the province. La Plata is the centre of the Greater La Plata urban conurbation. Many of the suburbs have train links to both Buenos Aires and La Plata, and also good road access via the Buenos Aires-La Plata toll highway. There is also an extensive network of buses serving the Greater La Plata area. The city of Manuel B. Gonnet features the ''República de los Niños'' theme park. Several parks lie along the '' Camino General Belgrano'' road, which crosses the department north-to-south, notably the '' Parque Pereyra Iraola''. Education The city has a good number of educational institutions at various levels, both public and private. The most renowned public schools are three of the four members of the UNLP: the Colegio Nacional Rafael Hernández, t ...
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Villa Elisa, Buenos Aires
Villa Elisa is a town in Argentina, located in the La Plata Partido of Buenos Aires Province Buenos Aires (), officially the Buenos Aires Province (''Provincia de Buenos Aires'' ), is the largest and most populous Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of th .... References Populated places in Buenos Aires Province La Plata Partido {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub ...
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Villa Elvira
Villa Elvira is a district in Argentina, dependent of the La Plata city located in the La Plata Partido of Buenos Aires Province. References Populated places in Buenos Aires Province La Plata Partido {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub ...
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Tolosa, Buenos Aires
Tolosa is a town located in the La Plata Partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is part of the Greater La Plata metropolitan area. Tolosa is the birthplace of former President and incumbent Vice President of Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (; born 19 February 1953), often referred to by her initials CFK, is an Argentine lawyer and politician who has served as the Vice President of Argentina since 2019. She also served as the President .... References {{Authority control Populated places in Buenos Aires Province Populated places established in 1871 1871 establishments in Argentina La Plata Partido ...
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Ringuelet, Buenos Aires
Ringuelet is a town located in the La Plata Partido of Buenos Aires Province of Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th .... References Populated places in Buenos Aires Province La Plata Partido {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub ...
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Melchor Romero
Melchor Romero is a town in Argentina, located in the La Plata Partido of Buenos Aires Province Buenos Aires (), officially the Buenos Aires Province (''Provincia de Buenos Aires'' ), is the largest and most populous Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of th .... References Populated places in Buenos Aires Province La Plata Partido {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub ...
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Los Hornos
Los Hornos is a town in La Plata Partido, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Los Hornos belongs to the ''Greater La Plata'' urban conglomerate. Its name, (Spanish for "the rickovens" or "the furnaces"), refers to the several brick A brick is a type of block used to build walls, pavements and other elements in masonry construction. Properly, the term ''brick'' denotes a block composed of dried clay, but is now also used informally to denote other chemically cured cons ... factories that were located in the area at the end of the 19th century, and which supplied the bricks for many of the buildings in the nascent city of La Plata. The area was heavily settled by Italian immigrants, and became renowned for its many family orchards. The town has a distinct personality and atmosphere. In Los Hornos we can find the municipal cemetery, a protected local landmark, and the Parish St. Benjamin. Populated places in Buenos Aires Province La Plata Partido {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub ...
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Lisandro Olmos
Lisandro Olmos is a town in Argentina, located in the La Plata Partido of Buenos Aires Province Buenos Aires (), officially the Buenos Aires Province (''Provincia de Buenos Aires'' ), is the largest and most populous Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of th .... References Populated places in Buenos Aires Province La Plata Partido {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub ...
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Joaquín Gorina
Joaquín Gorina is a town in Argentina, located in the La Plata Partido of Buenos Aires Province Buenos Aires (), officially the Buenos Aires Province (''Provincia de Buenos Aires'' ), is the largest and most populous Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of th .... References Populated places in Buenos Aires Province La Plata Partido {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub ...
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El Peligro
El Peligro is a town in the La Plata Partido of Buenos Aires Province, located about 22 km west from La Plata City (the capital city of the District) and about 45 km southeast from Buenos Aires City. The town has borders with other towns of the same ''partido'' (county) namely: Buchanan, Abasto, Arturo Seguí and Melchor Romero, as well as bordering on Berazategui Partido. There is not any train station inside its borders; the nearest being Villa Elisa Station. The town is about 40 km southeast of Ministro Pistarini International Airport (the main international airport of Argentina). Accesses Its main accesses from Buenos Aires City are the Autovía 2 (former National Route 2) and the Provincial Route 36; both routes meet themselves and run alongside one another up to National Route A004 in the Berazategui District, where Autovía 2 ends and Provincial Route 36 continues its way to Buenos Aires City. The National Route A004 is a highway which at the Hudson Jun ...
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